The UTSA institute provides professional business advising, training, research and strategic planning services to entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders. The institute primarily serves San Antonio and the Texas-Mexico border area as well as national and international stakeholders.

During fiscal 2013, the UTSA institute:

served 36,115 business and community clients, including 23,008 training participants

assisted with 8,328 consulting cases and 9,132 research hours

helped launch 523 new businesses

helped expand 519 existing businesses

supported the creation of 4,176 new jobs and the retention of 5,528 jobs.